How Estonia is Managing Major Housing Reform
18.06.2017Josh Crites, International Social Housing Festival 2017
Estonia is a good example for many Eastern European countries on how to build up a housing sector movement. Estonia privatized a large number of their dwellings after the fall of communism. A large number of less advantaged people are actually owners of their dwellings. They live in condominiums organized into housing associations. Almost 60% of the total population in Estonia belongs to such an association. “Social rental housing in Estonia currently represents only about 1% of the total housing stock in the country and the rental sector is small. About 96% of the dwelling stock is currently in private ownership.